Preneet Kaur is an Indian politician who served as Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs from 2009 to 2014. She is a member of the Indian National Congress.
Prenit’s party
Wiki/Biography
Preneet Kaur was born in Shimla on Monday, October 3, 1944 (age 77 years; as of 2021). Her zodiac sign is Libra. She completed her education at the Convent of Jesus and Mary, Shimla. She received her bachelor’s degree from St. Bede’s College, Shimla.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Weight (approximately): 70kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Preneet Kaur belongs to the Kahlon Jat Sikh family.
Parents and siblings
Preneet’s father, Sardar Gian Singh Kahlon, worked in the Indian civil service.
Preneet with her father as a child
Her mother’s name is Satid Kaur.
Preneet and her mother
She has a brother named Himmat Singh Kahlon who works at UNO. Her sister’s name is Geetinder Kaur.
husband and children
In October 1964, Preneet married politician Captain Amarinder Singh.
Prenit and husband
She has a son named Raninder Singh who is also a politician.
Preneet and her son
Her daughter’s name is Jai Inder Kaur.
Preneet and her daughter
religion
Preneet believes in Sikhism.
caste
She belongs to Kahlon Jat Sikh caste.
address
She lives at 1169,New Moti Bagh Palace, Patiala – 147 001, Punjab.
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Political career
Preneet started her political career in 1999 when she contested the general elections from Patiala Lok Sabha constituency. Her party didn’t win the election, but she won seats. At the next election in 2004, the party won and she retained her seat. During her tenure, she served on the Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution Department; Women Empowerment; Public Utilities; and Water Resources Committees. In 2007, Amarinder Singh quit the party and Prineet had to leave the seat. She took office again in 2009 after her party won the election. During this term, she became Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. In 2014, her party lost the election and she had to give up her seat. In 2019, her party won the election and she continued as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. In February 2023, Preneet was suspended from the Congress party for alleged anti-national activities. On March 14, 2024, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Preneet Kaur joins the Bharatiya Janata Party at the party headquarters in New Delhi along with party chief Arun Singh, party general secretary Tarun Chugh and Punjab party chief Sunil ·Sunil Jhakar was present
dispute
In 2014, Prenit’s name appeared on a list of Swiss bank account owners. The Indian government asked the bank to investigate her. The Swiss Federal Tax Authority (FTA) asked them to lodge an appeal “in exercise of the right to a hearing” so that she could be investigated.
prize
She won the Sikh of the Year Award in 2009.
assets/property
movable property
- Bank deposit: Rs 4,42,50,353.93
- Corporate bonds, debentures and shares: Rs 69,61,031.40
- Personal Loan/Advance: Rs 2,75,97,436
- Motor vehicles: Rs 11,62,930
- Jewelry: Rs 1,08,02,006
Total Value: Rs 9,10,33,757
real estate
- Agricultural land: Rs 14,43,80,000
- Non-agricultural land: Rs 73,60,000
- Residential Building: Rs 393200000
Total real estate: Rs 54,49,40,000
Liabilities
- Personal/Entity Loan: Rs 24,53,369
- Other liabilities: Rs. 4,00,00,000
Total liabilities: Rs 4,24,53,369
net worth
As of 2019, her net worth is Rs. 91,033,757.
Facts/Trivia
- Preneet Kaur is an Indian politician who served as Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs from 2009 to 2014. In 2019, she returned to office after winning the election.
Prenit was with his mother when he was a child
- Her hobbies include reading, art, social work and gardening.
- Preneet was born into a Sikh Jat family and her father was in the army.
- After her marriage to Amarinder Singh in 1964, she received the title of “Maharaja of Patiala”.
When Preneet got married
- Before becoming a politician in 1999, she founded an organization called Sanjeevani to help differently-abled children.
- In 2019, Preneet was cheated by a man in Delhi. On the phone, he asked her for her bank account details and took away Rs. She had Rs 23 lakh in her account. The man was later arrested by police.
- The Banur Canal System Project is located on the banks of Ghaggar river near Chhat Beer village and was initiated by Preneet.
Preneet inaugurated Banur project
- In 2020, Preneet launched a program to ameliorate land degradation and declining groundwater levels in Punjab. The name of the program is “Trees for Guns.” These include that anyone willing to obtain a firearms license must plant 10 trees to obtain a license, and anyone willing to renew a firearms license must plant five trees. She attended the event online.
Prenit participates in the “Trees for Guns” project
- In order to beautify and strengthen the city’s power distribution system, she launched the “Single Line” project. In an interview, talking about the project, she said:
Every major road and every street in Patiala city becomes a part of the project. Work has been planned to beautify and enhance the power distribution system. “
- In 2021, Preneet said she would remain in the Congress party after her husband quit the party and raised the question of whether she would continue to stay in the party. She said in an interview,
I will stay in Congress and stand my ground (as a member of Congress). I have no intention of giving up. “
- In 2021, she issued title certificates to 60 residents of Jiwan Singh Basti in Patiala under the BASERA scheme of the Punjab government.
Preneet submits certificate
- She said in an interview about the future of women in politics
Women already hold several important positions. However, women remain underrepresented in parliament and government. Women are politicians just like men, and I hope that more and more women will enter public life through politics. This will not only increase women’s participation in public life, but will also have a beneficial effect on improving the status of women in India. I look forward to the day when more female politicians are accepted in their own rights and not seen as ‘female politicians’. “
- She often posts photos of herself attending various social events on social media.
Preneet attends social events
- She also posts photos of her family on her social media accounts.
Preneet with her son, husband and daughter
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education